Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle

Chapter 1245 596: Xu Nuo (Part 11)_2

"Let me tell you, selling the recipe is really simple. You just shout out that you're going to transfer it, this recipe is so famous, buyers will definitely come without being invited."

Wang Gen Sheng was still in a daze.

Xu Nuo waved his hand in front of him and seeing no reaction, he directly slapped his face, then patted his shoulder, and pushed him, causing Wang Gen Sheng to stagger.

"You aren't seriously thinking about earning bonuses by working overtime because you're short on money, and you worked yourself silly, right? How long hasn't it been since you had a meal? I heard that people who don't eat for long periods turn silly, you're practically having hot water-soaked rice with pickles every day, which is no different from not eating."

"I..." Wang Gen Sheng had the recipe in hand, his emotions mixed, Qin Huai didn't need to be inside his stomach to feel that there was more than one little person inside him fighting, a battle hard to call.

"I can't accept this."

"Xu Nuo, this is your recipe, it's too precious, you bought it for 780 yuan, it can't... it can't be sold cheaply just because I'm short on money."

"So much money, I might not pay it off in 5 or 10 years."

Wang Gen Sheng was very aware of his financial situation, and also understood why his family couldn't borrow money, simply because they were poor.

Their family had no ability to repay the money, almost everyone who lent money did so in amounts of 5 or 10 yuan, they never expected the Wang Family to repay.

"Well then, repay over 5 or 10 years. I have my parents supporting me, and also my big brother, I won't starve because you don't pay me back." Xu Nuo waved his hand and turned to leave, "Remember to eat, don't work overtime at the unit till this late every day, my dad won't pay you a penny more for overtime."

"Xu Nuo..." Wang Gen Sheng wanted to say something more, but Xu Nuo didn't pay attention to him and left gracefully.

The office was left with only Wang Gen Sheng, the doctor holding the recipe, staring blankly at it.

Qin Huai was a bit worried that Wang Gen Sheng would just sit in the office dazed until dawn, going straight to work the next morning, without returning to the dorm.

Of course, Wang Gen Sheng didn't do that, he looked at the recipe for about five or six minutes, then carefully folded it up, placed it into a small pocket sewn inside his shirt, turned off the office light, and went home after work.

During this era, there were basically no streetlights along the roads, walking outside was done in the dark. Wang Gen Sheng was clearly very used to walking in the dark, walking absent-mindedly, not hitting trees, not stumbling, and not losing his way, he managed to make his way back to the dormitory.

After returning to the dormitory, Wang Gen Sheng didn't fetch water to wash, nor did he change clothes, he just lay down on the bed, eyes open staring at the ceiling, and eventually fell asleep.

For the next few days, Wang Gen Sheng continued like this, living somewhat like a walking dead, every colleague at the office who came to work could see it, even the cafeteria servers could see it.

Qin Huai could tell the supervisor was a bit smug, possibly in the supervisor's view, Wang Gen Sheng's status was induced by his words that day, and soon their corrupt team would gain a new promising recruit.

Naive, stubborn, talented young man, having his worldview shattered after being hit hard by life, decides to join the antagonistic camp, the supervisor acting as a hidden teacher for the antagonistic camp clearly showed a little pride.

Qin Huai saw the supervisor more than once at work, pretending to read the newspaper, occasionally glancing at Wang Gen Sheng with a slightly smug look, as if saying, "See, even a fair, just, idealistic lad like you have to surrender to reality, aren't we alike after all?"

Those unaware of the truth didn't think so, most believed it was because Wang Gen Sheng's father's condition worsened, his leg reached a stage where it couldn't be delayed, but the Wang Family couldn't gather the medical expenses so they had to give up treatment, allowing the father to become disabled. Losing a strong laborer made the already impoverished family even worse off.

In this era, Wang Gen Sheng's father's early retirement could allow his big brother to take over the work, transitioning from a temporary to a permanent worker. The consequence though was the reset of his seniority, and his brother starting at the lowest wage, with Wang Gen Sheng's father originally the main economic contributor in the family, now directly becoming a patient, family income sharply reduced.

This was not just the last straw to crush the Wang Family, it was the final heavy weight.

Many people looked at Wang Gen Sheng with sympathy, feeling sorry for such a promising university student having such a backward family holding him back.

There was even a married colleague who secretly gave him a yuan, telling him it was his hoarded private money, although certainly not enough for medical fees, it was all he could offer.

During these days, Wang Gen Sheng did not sell the recipe, he just went about work like the walking dead, creating lengthy tables, pressing calculator keys, scribbling and sketching on draft paper that nobody could understand.

The supervisor had given Wang Gen Sheng 5 days, but after 5 days, Wang Gen Sheng did not seek out the supervisor, nor did the supervisor come to find him alone.

In the supervisor's view, Wang Gen Sheng not seeking him out was because the young man wanted to maintain some last bit of pride, youthful vigor made it normal to care about one's reputation. As long as their side concluded negotiations, offering Wang Gen Sheng enough terms to rescue him from dire straits and dragging him into their camp, those previous little conflicts and grudges would vanish. Wang Gen Sheng was still the young man the supervisor valued, and would then also be part of their own people, later when getting promotions and wealth, including Wang Gen Sheng, they would still be good superior and subordinate.

Wang Gen Sheng certainly did seem like he had given in.

After 5 days had passed, he still went to work and did overtime as usual, continuing to have boiled rice with salted vegetables, occasionally having stir-fried cabbage. During this period, Xu Nuo did not come to find Wang Gen Sheng, but Qin Huai overheard some gossip about Xu Nuo in the cafeteria.